Civil engineers whose reputations rest on directing national, colonial or municipal public works and on founding engineering practices and professional standing for the discipline, rather than on a single named structure. Their careers cover roads, railways, harbours, water supply and consulting leadership, often in government service or in the building of a young state. Bridge designers, railway specialists and canal and water supply builders are gathered in their own groups instead.
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Elie Radu (Wikipedia)
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Over a span of some 50 years he completed over 60 major projects, constructing railways, roads, bridges, public buildings, and civic facilities.
M. Visvesvaraya (Wikipedia)
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Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya (Telugu: [moːkʂaguɳɖam ʋiʃʋeːʃʋaɾajja], 15 September 1861-12/14 April 1962), also referred to by his initials, MV, was an Indian civil engineer, administrator, and statesman, who served as the 19th Dewan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918.
Francis Joseph Pigott (Wikipedia)
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In 1887, Pigott left England and returned to Ceylon where he was first employed as a tracer in the Public Works Department, before being appointed District Engineer serving in Maradankadewali, Amradhapura and Batticaloa.
William Sydney Atkins (Wikipedia)
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Sir William Sydney Albert Atkins (6 February 1902-15 August 1989) was the founder of Atkins, a large British engineering consultancy.
Nora Stanton Barney (Wikipedia)
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She also began work for the New York City Board of Water Supply and for the American Bridge Company from 1905 to 1906.
Wikipedia: Yamao Yōzō
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Meanwhile Edmund Morel, a chief engineer for railway construction, proposed the new government to found the Ministry of Public Works, and Ito Hirobumi and Yamao endeavoured to create the new ministry.
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